I was 17 when I first heard this song , and and I felt instantly in love with it . Now I'm 56 and still in love with it. Pat Benetar and her Band is one of the BEST Rock Band of all time. Dear Pat, thank you to give us such good music.
@Patrice Munger. Seems we’ve been rocking out to her the same time. I discovered her magnificence in high school & I’m now 55. I’m happy I was blessed to attend one of her concerts (in St. Louis, circa 1996/97. My favorite concert of all time. Take care.
Around 40 years ago I saw Pat Benatar live in OC MD. “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” was just becoming a hit. She must have still been contracted with small venues. The club was built to hold a couple hundred, at least 500 of us were packed in there. Luckily a friend had connections with club owners. We skipped the line and we’re given a table inches from the stage. Wow, great night, great memories. Loved it! Thanks Pat.
hall of fame is full of snobs they just barely put in the moody blues; think of that and ask why. moody blues would put band in hall to shame. it's the in club.
one is not a grown up at the age of ten or even fifteen so... he was 10 when the 80`s started and only 20 when the 80`s ended --and the 90`s started. :) @@JPMcFly1985
@@Doodlebopjunior for sure and I see your point, I do think Millennials tend to be more nostalgic for our "kid kid years", while Xers look back on high school and college (so we both like the 80s/early 90s)
Just saw a recent piece with Pat and Neil, both grey-haired and now grandparents. Makes me smile to see them now or then, especially since they are still together and still rocking. "What did you do in your day grandma? " "I kicked ass, night after night!" Still kicking ass!
Loved your comment. Awesome!! Can you imagine your granny after seeing a video like this? I sorta can. My granny LOVED polka and on purpose lived next to a polka hall for years. The BabyMetal song O Majinai was originally written as a polka song in the 1890's. I can imagine ol granny dancing to that, but it is mind blowing.
I'm 54 years old and have been playing guitar for 41 of those years and going to concerts for at least 43. While I am a devotee of players like Clapton, I have always respected the energy that Neil brings to his performances coupled with good technical ability. His playing and Pat's singing are truely symbiotic; they fit like hand in glove.
42 year old dude who rocks here, plenty of rock knowledge. I as well had no idea she went this hard. All I can say is wow! She got the moves, the looks, and the sound.
If you put on a really good pair of headphones and listen to the opening of this song with the volume up, this is one of the best concert recordings I have ever heard in my life. It literally sounds like you're in the concert instead of that typical tinny kind of sound or completely fake sound like it was totally digitally redone
She has more talent in her little finger than the garbage the radio industry is shoving down our throats now! If you haven't heard her lately, this woman still looks good and still has the pipes! I wish more stuff now days was as good as this.
Lip sync? Call it what it is. Miming. In other words ripping off the audience. People pay to see a live performance and miming is cheating by second raters. I love it when they get caught out. Things like they drop the mike but the "singing" continues.
Pat can sing anything! She still can sing at age 60! A nice and great person too, you never hear anything negative about her at all. She needs to be in The Hall of Fame! Can you believe she has been eligible since late 2004 and not in yet! What the Hell is wrong with them people! lol Hit me with Your Best Shot Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! She needs to be knocked right in!
I was at this concert, it was at The Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New Haven Connecticut on December 19th 1982. The concert was fantastic and filmed in it's entirety for HBO. Benatar was SMOK'IN that night.
I was born in 1959 and I can say without any doubt that i grew up during a time of unequaled Rock and Roll music!! Pat Benatar was just a part of those wonderful years!!
long ago when this song came out ,my father loved it. when it would come on the radio while we were at work,he would turn it up..even though he was country western all the way,he loved this song.one day i seen this vid come up on tv and i ran into the other room and told dad to hang on and i changed the channel on him.after seeing them start pounding out this song dad started smiling.then when they started focusing more on pat,my dad looked at her and said,''ohhhh myyyy..she is one hell of a basket of sweet peaches''. i said,'' dad,i just wanted you to see who was doing one of your favorite songs." man..he was just grinning from ear to ear. when my dad passed away,there were 4 of us still at the grave site when every one else left.we popped in the cassette tape 'as planned' and rocked the cemetery..**RIP dad,this ones for you buddy!
80s...When music was really ROCKING, folks only got record deals if they were talented….PAT was the whole package BEAUTY and VOCALS…..A BLESSING TO THE music industry!!!🎤🎶❤️🎶
I play tennis 4.5 USTA level and I love saying to my opponent when they Serve...'Hit Me With Your Best Shot'. We love it and my doubles team usually wins the point. Pat is Golden.
Omg! I was just a girl when this came out. I know my cousin and I were her biggest fans, we had every album. Yes, I said album. We love you Pat Benetar!!
Quintessential 80’s...the attire, hair, attitude and sound. Thankful I grew up in the 80’s. Now appreciating that I can listen to this and remember the good ole days.
@@drewbocop Dreamboat Annie was four years before Pat Benatar's first album,and yes Ann Wilson is a phenomenal singer,but don't forget a certain Miss Joplin,she i believe was first to raise the bar.
I wasn’t even born when this song came out, but born the following year, when MTV was created, and I still love this song!!😱🤩😍. I loved being to experience the great movies, music, and tv shows of the eighties firsthand!!🤯🎸🎸🎹🥁🎤🎭🎼🎥🎞📽📼📸💾
Not too shabby for a young lady that studied professionally for the Opera. Can't believe I used to see her playing back-street bars and damned if she wasn't great then too!
How have i missed this idol for all these years?!! Born in 87, I've heard most of her songs but never knew who the artist was! I grew up with Britney, Celine and the Spice girls but i wish i also knew who this legend was back then. Absolutely amazing. X
I don't agree with Pat Benatar's weird decision to stop singing this song but I do commend her for keeping comments on. Free speech is a wonderful thing.
I do hope that she recovers from her hallucinations that her song is in any way related to guns though. Or she likely is pandering to a couple twits on Twitter.
I was driving hm & this guy was riding his bike screaming this song .. He was happy on some shit! I was happily born in '85 .. These kids 2day r messed up unfortunately
I just made my first solo trip back to my hometown in over 27 years. I had a lot of anxiety before and during it so, I listened to a Pat on repeat to give me plenty of sass and bravery. Thanks to lots of music and mocha I had a blast.
Benatar Giraldo were clearly a great pairing. Musically speaking, he was the perfect player: hard driving, chunky rock guitar with the skills to add in interesting creative solos. Of course she had the voice, the presence, and the ability to combine them in a way that made each song their own. Rock on.
Heard an interview with Ms. Benatar a few years ago. She admitted she despises this song and hates playing it. But... as she said, it has paid for every car and every house she has ever owned and put her kids through college. So she sings it any time fans want to hear it. Total professionalism. She's the best.
@@AtillaGenghisHuyter : It appears you are operating under the illusion you are in charge or something. You are not. If you would like an opportunity to speak to me like that face to face, it can be arranged. In the meantime, I would suggest you search PB interviews. She and Neil were being interviewed about it a few years ago and made the comment stated. Do your homework before posting shit.
Definitely rock and roll hall of fame, just for a moment I was 17 driving my beefed up Chevy nova heading to the levee with my girl glued too my hip blasting rock music man what a time too be young .....Never again great music fast car hott girl and too be in love thanks Mary Jane for the memories my son when I gave him my car asked does mom know some girl carved her name on your speakers dad I told him I bought them used lol....
This exactly how I listen, cherish and love one of the most influential Kick-ass rock & roll artist Pat Benatar. Long overdue for their contributions and inspiration to get into the Hall of Fame. I'm glad I did a portrait of her.
Edward Sydney Schwartz C.M. (born December 22, 1949) is a Canadian musician who had moderate success as a recording artist in the early 1980s before becoming a successful songwriter and record producer in the late 1980s and the 1990s. Songs he has written or co-written include the top-10 Billboard hits "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" (Pat Benatar, 1980), "Don't Shed a Tear" (Paul Carrack, 1987) and "The Doctor" (The Doobie Brothers, 1989).
![[14] Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Live 2001](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/PoX_W6VuFf0/mqdefault.jpg)
I was 17 when I first heard this song , and and I felt instantly in love with it . Now I'm 56 and still in love with it. Pat Benetar and her Band is one of the BEST Rock Band of all time. Dear Pat, thank you to give us such good music.
Can you remember what year this was? I am guessing, 86 or 84?
You know your a legend right?
Yes the good old Times i am Missing this times
1982
New Haven Conn.
@Patrice Munger. Seems we’ve been rocking out to her the same time. I discovered her magnificence in high school & I’m now 55. I’m happy I was blessed to attend one of her concerts (in St. Louis, circa 1996/97. My favorite concert of all time. Take care.
This song never gets old. Very talented woman.
+DramaticUnicorn_1D Very talented band.
+Tacomadome24 ;)
+DramaticUnicorn_1D Amen. How is she not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
good song but she dont have the pipes
you're an idiot
Around 40 years ago I saw Pat Benatar live in OC MD. “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” was just becoming a hit. She must have still been contracted with small venues. The club was built to hold a couple hundred, at least 500 of us were packed in there. Luckily a friend had connections with club owners. We skipped the line and we’re given a table inches from the stage. Wow, great night, great memories. Loved it! Thanks Pat.
Put this woman in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! 👏👍
she in it this year,
hall of fame is full of snobs they just barely put in the moody blues; think of that and ask why. moody blues would put band in hall to shame. it's the in club.
s*
@@trinidadapodaca7027 Id disagree and say that the oldschool 60s+70s 'snobs' are the people who voted the Moody Blues in.
She is in it.
Born in 1970, ten years old in 1980. I had the joy of growing up in the '80s. The greatest decade for music.
Not to nitpick but u were a 70s kid and an 80s teen (old enough to party). I think of like 76-85 babies as "growing up in the 80s"
one is not a grown up at the age of ten or even fifteen so... he was 10 when the 80`s started and only 20 when the 80`s ended --and the 90`s started. :) @@JPMcFly1985
@@JPMcFly1985being a teenager is a big part of growing up lol
@@Doodlebopjunior for sure and I see your point, I do think Millennials tend to be more nostalgic for our "kid kid years", while Xers look back on high school and college (so we both like the 80s/early 90s)
#hey #Yup #72 #wantedwomanintheJUNgLe
Just saw a recent piece with Pat and Neil, both grey-haired and now grandparents. Makes me smile to see them now or then, especially since they are still together and still rocking.
"What did you do in your day grandma? " "I kicked ass, night after night!"
Still kicking ass!
Loved your comment. Awesome!! Can you imagine your granny after seeing a video like this? I sorta can. My granny LOVED polka and on purpose lived next to a polka hall for years. The BabyMetal song O Majinai was originally written as a polka song in the 1890's. I can imagine ol granny dancing to that, but it is mind blowing.
❤❤
This lady knows how to rock ... and always has
I'm 54 years old and have been playing guitar for 41 of those years and going to concerts for at least 43. While I am a devotee of players like Clapton, I have always respected the energy that Neil brings to his performances coupled with good technical ability. His playing and Pat's singing are truely symbiotic; they fit like hand in glove.
Great ❤ 🎉
Love that music 🎶
I had no idea she was THIS GOOD... much better live than on the recorded version. Pat Benatar ROCKS
Real musicians are better live, unfortunately, there are very few now
The band makes a few gaffes but she is great!
42 year old dude who rocks here, plenty of rock knowledge. I as well had no idea she went this hard. All I can say is wow! She got the moves, the looks, and the sound.
14 year old me loves Pat Benatar! 54 year old me loves Pat Benatar❤
Saw her yesterday with 4 of my friends. After 40 years of music, they still sound phenomenal. Neil said thank you to my crew too.
If you put on a really good pair of headphones and listen to the opening of this song with the volume up, this is one of the best concert recordings I have ever heard in my life. It literally sounds like you're in the concert instead of that typical tinny kind of sound or completely fake sound like it was totally digitally redone
She has more talent in her little finger than the garbage the radio industry is shoving down our throats now! If you haven't heard her lately, this woman still looks good and still has the pipes! I wish more stuff now days was as good as this.
No lip sync, no auto tune, no assload of dancers, just one gorgeous sexy talented piece of lucious woman. Pat, I’ll always adore you
You don't miss much
Lip sync? Call it what it is. Miming. In other words ripping off the audience. People pay to see a live performance and miming is cheating by second raters. I love it when they get caught out. Things like they drop the mike but the "singing" continues.
The one & only Ms Benatar IS THE TRUE QUEEN OF ROCK!
Unique voice & man can she belt it out!
Pat can sing anything! She still can sing at age 60! A nice and great person too, you never hear anything negative about her at all. She needs to be in The Hall of Fame! Can you believe she has been eligible since late 2004 and not in yet! What the Hell is wrong with them people! lol Hit me with Your Best Shot Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! She needs to be knocked right in!
A lot of exclamation marks there, buddy.
Can't Touch This
That's because she won't bow to the CABAL!! SHES AN INDIVIDUAL!!
Pat is a very classy lady♥️
Hi Pat, how are you doing today?
This "WOMAN IS DROP DEAD GORGEOUS" & i truly don't care if anyone else agrees!! AWESOME WOMAN 🎤 💧!!
I was at this concert, it was at The Veterans Memorial Coliseum in New Haven Connecticut on December 19th 1982.
The concert was fantastic and filmed in it's entirety for HBO. Benatar was SMOK'IN that night.
How old were you than?
@@truthhurts6416 older than 20
Haha I was born in 91
@@truthhurts6416 then I guess you missed it 😂
It's not the 1980s without Pat Benatar.
ABSOLUTELY 💯 ❤
I was born in 1959 and I can say without any doubt that i grew up during a time of unequaled Rock and Roll music!! Pat Benatar was just a part of those wonderful years!!
Amen to that!!!
Myself also. Great times. We hit all the good stuff and still are.
Her and Ann Wilson are the QUEENS OF ROCK AND ROLL!!
better put Debbie on that list
E Melhor Colocar Stevie Nickes Nessa Lista
The way she struts away at the end: "I slayed them..."
In a time when singers did NOT lip sync, Pat Benatar has a very strong and real voice!!!! Love this real music and singing!!!!!!!!!
She was so beautiful in addition to that powerhouse voice. Husband plays a mean guitar. Triple threat.
None better. Best female performer ever…
Best vocals/best talent/best stage presence/best bod ever
Pat is the Total Package & it shows here
long ago when this song came out ,my father loved it. when it would come on the radio while we were at work,he would turn it up..even though he was country western all the way,he loved this song.one day i seen this vid come up on tv and i ran into the other room and told dad to hang on and i changed the channel on him.after seeing them start pounding out this song dad started smiling.then when they started focusing more on pat,my dad looked at her and said,''ohhhh myyyy..she is one hell of a basket of sweet peaches''. i said,'' dad,i just wanted you to see who was doing one of your favorite songs." man..he was just grinning from ear to ear. when my dad passed away,there were 4 of us still at the grave site when every one else left.we popped in the cassette tape 'as planned' and rocked the cemetery..**RIP dad,this ones for you buddy!
80s...When music was really ROCKING, folks only got record deals if they were talented….PAT was the whole package BEAUTY and VOCALS…..A BLESSING TO THE music industry!!!🎤🎶❤️🎶
I play tennis 4.5 USTA level and I love saying to my opponent when they Serve...'Hit Me With Your Best Shot'. We love it and my doubles team usually wins the point. Pat is Golden.
When you ace them do you ever say that they just got served? Lol
The 80's when music was great. Everybody played and sang live. It was a great time to be young, I'm 56 now and still love it!
This kind of music needs full blast....:) 80's still had the best music ever........Kids these Days do not know what Real Music is. :)
this song is more energetic and catchy than 99% of new songs these days, maybe its just me but songs from 80s, 90s are cooler than todays
I've always loved PB and this song gave me the strength to leave an abusive home when I was a teenager years ago.
Hello Deborah, how are you doing
PEANUT @@horethchinguyen1726
This is a old skating rink song love it❤️
Omg! I was just a girl when this came out. I know my cousin and I were her biggest fans, we had every album. Yes, I said album.
We love you Pat Benetar!!
lea rockford
And know your a man
Just a girl? Well, what else would you be?
I have to admit, this was the Benatar look I fell in LOVE with. I think I was like 16. Pat still does it for me after all these years.
Quintessential 80’s...the attire, hair, attitude and sound. Thankful I grew up in the 80’s. Now appreciating that I can listen to this and remember the good ole days.
She is the coolest musician ever! Love you, Pat and carry on!
Always had a very powerful voice. I’m a big fan of hers since the 1980s.
Nothin they say is popular today can even compare to pat benatar and her husband Neil,great music used to be the norm,not the rare exception.
Pat made an indelible mark at a time when rock was a male dominated arena.
I'm in quarantine in Los Angeles, but I'm listening to and watching Pat Benatar.
She smashed the glass ceiling for female rock-and-roll vocalists!
Heart would like a word with you
@@drewbocop Dreamboat Annie was four years before Pat Benatar's first album,and yes Ann Wilson is a phenomenal singer,but don't forget a certain Miss Joplin,she i believe was first to raise the bar.
Not really there was plenty before her,grace slick,Mariska veres,heart,Stevie nicks,Janis j. to name a few
....and Tina Turner.
This was my theme song in my partying youth days! Loved it then, love it now. This woman is all rock!
saw her in concert 2 yrs ago, she's amazing , looks great and sounds just like she did in the 70's....go girl!!!!!!!!!!
*80's. (but to be fair, her debut album was indeed released in 1979)
Love it, She is the queen of rock and roll
This is what real music should be.
still love her after all these years
I wasn’t even born when this song came out, but born the following year, when MTV was created, and I still love this song!!😱🤩😍. I loved being to experience the great movies, music, and tv shows of the eighties firsthand!!🤯🎸🎸🎹🥁🎤🎭🎼🎥🎞📽📼📸💾
Pat Benatar Hit me with your best shot is the 80s music and the 80s music is the best and I like this song of yours.
Not too shabby for a young lady that studied professionally for the Opera. Can't believe I used to see her playing back-street bars and damned if she wasn't great then too!
she's such a triple threat! Looks, that voice, and can really put on a show!
closertogod balloon
@@bethmahoney6259 huh?
How have i missed this idol for all these years?!! Born in 87, I've heard most of her songs but never knew who the artist was! I grew up with Britney, Celine and the Spice girls but i wish i also knew who this legend was back then. Absolutely amazing. X
Hi Katherine, how are you doing?
Pat can really sing and she has an awesome body she looks tremendous of this outfit
Wouldn't you love to decorate that pretty face yum!
wish there were female musicians like this now
Unfortunately, they don't make ANY musicians like they used too!! Especially like Pat!!
it will turn around again, never give up on rock n roll, it will never die
halestorm.....lzzy hale
Josh, yes, you are right. I have seen Halestorm and VERY much liked the music.
they are all worried about showing the ass and making money
Who's still listening? 2020 is a shit year, we need good music
She's so fantastic - I love listening to her rock out, then and now. :)
Damned Right };-)>
I was in high school when Pat Benatar became a mega hit. How can a little lady pack so much punch? Her vocals are just out of this planet!
If you don't know her life story it's really interesting, she was going to be an opera singer
Ela E A Verdadeira Rainha Do Rock
Wow !!! What an '80's blast from the past !!! Wish i was at that concert !!!
Never a particular Pat Benatar fan but but by god she could sell this song. And it was such a challenge to the male ego!
This song is such a mood‼️
#Hitmewithyourbestshot there is no women alive that can create “ Rock n Roll “ like this ❤ bring it back someone ❤😂
I love her sounds and style, and message, can't go wrong with awesome
I don't agree with Pat Benatar's weird decision to stop singing this song but I do commend her for keeping comments on. Free speech is a wonderful thing.
I do hope that she recovers from her hallucinations that her song is in any way related to guns though. Or she likely is pandering to a couple twits on Twitter.
This is not her official TH-cam channel. On her official one, the comments appear to be turned off.
War mein Lieblingssong. 🖤♥️💛😍
Notice how the stage is clear of clutter. Only the essentials to ensure the focus is on Pat and her band.
I was driving hm & this guy was riding his bike screaming this song .. He was happy on some shit! I was happily born in '85 .. These kids 2day r messed up unfortunately
No way, I sang this yesterday because it was playing in the school parking lot.
I say this with the upmost respect for Pat and Neil's amazing talents "Fuck the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame!"
Agree,they must have idiots making decisions.
Hall of fools is more like it. Whitney freakin' Houston? Give me a break.
@@paulhare662
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I take it they use the term rock n roll loosely ?
ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME IS RUN BY THE FREEMASONS! PAT BENETAR DOESN'T GO ALONG WITH THEIR SHIT!
Classic, even in 2019👌
I just made my first solo trip back to my hometown in over 27 years. I had a lot of anxiety before and during it so, I listened to a Pat on repeat to give me plenty of sass and bravery. Thanks to lots of music and mocha I had a blast.
I miss 80s Pop Rock Chicks!
This is real music!!!
this delta is strong
Benatar Giraldo were clearly a great pairing. Musically speaking, he was the perfect player: hard driving, chunky rock guitar with the skills to add in interesting creative solos. Of course she had the voice, the presence, and the ability to combine them in a way that made each song their own. Rock on.
Talk about talent and finesse 🤘🏻
Heard an interview with Ms. Benatar a few years ago. She admitted she despises this song and hates playing it. But... as she said, it has paid for every car and every house she has ever owned and put her kids through college. So she sings it any time fans want to hear it.
Total professionalism. She's the best.
Prove your comment. This is a bs story.
@@AtillaGenghisHuyter : It appears you are operating under the illusion you are in charge or something. You are not. If you would like an opportunity to speak to me like that face to face, it can be arranged.
In the meantime, I would suggest you search PB interviews. She and Neil were being interviewed about it a few years ago and made the comment stated. Do your homework before posting shit.
@@jeelsvealnerve1163 Pk boomer!
@@jeelsvealnerve1163 Respect that, I aint as nice as you /laughs
Definitely rock and roll hall of fame, just for a moment I was 17 driving my beefed up Chevy nova heading to the levee with my girl glued too my hip blasting rock music man what a time too be young .....Never again great music fast car hott girl and too be in love thanks Mary Jane for the memories my son when I gave him my car asked does mom know some girl carved her name on your speakers dad I told him I bought them used lol....
If you couldn't sing live, you weren't going to make it pre the 1980s. And obviously, Pat could sing.
Amazing performance! Great song and band🙌
This is awesome!! I wish I was born in the 80's😍😍
perfectly played right down to the guitar solo,perfect
Actually better on her live shows than the music videos. Which is quite impressive.
I was thinking the same thing
This exactly how I listen, cherish and love one of the most influential
Kick-ass rock & roll artist Pat Benatar. Long overdue for their contributions and inspiration to get into the Hall of Fame. I'm glad I did a portrait of her.
Had to Pat Benatar add to my playlist
Woods: Not a Fuckin’ word, Bell!
*Bell compromises mission because of uncontrolled laughter*
Bell:Hey you said not to say anything, I didn’t!
The QUEEN of Rock IS STILL REIGNING
Just love this song!!!
"Not a fucking word Bell."
"We got a job to do."
I'm a goddamn onion mason
Kids watch this to and saw you say fuxk
Ok you a good boi!
Iykyk
Such a great guitar lead!!!!!
*guitar hero has entered the chat*
Yes
Guitar hero legends of rock 🤘
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Cod Cold War: Hold my Job to do
yep yep
i love how she just oozes confidence and energy. she just skipped to the top of my role models list!
WOW! WOW!! WOW!!!
The energy at this show is amazing
Pat you give me strength and I love this song .... it is so powerful .... love it
Hi brendie, how are you doing?
Edward Sydney Schwartz C.M. (born December 22, 1949) is a Canadian musician who had moderate success as a recording artist in the early 1980s before becoming a successful songwriter and record producer in the late 1980s and the 1990s. Songs he has written or co-written include the top-10 Billboard hits "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" (Pat Benatar, 1980), "Don't Shed a Tear" (Paul Carrack, 1987) and "The Doctor" (The Doobie Brothers, 1989).
She is beyond amazing. What a voice.
The First Lady of Rock and roll 🎸!
Janis Joplin
this song is the definition of the good old day
Ive heard all of her songs without even knowing that she sang them! I love her music
Just watched her live the other day, she is fantastic to this day! :D
Can't duplicate this. Song, Beauty, vocals rockin it!
Моя любимая певица!! Супер! Просто супер!!
Hello 👋, how are you doing